One in ten for the holy city
1The leaders of the people settled in Jerusalem, and the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of every ten to live in Jerusalem, the holy city, while the other nine tenths stayed in the towns. 2And the people blessed all the men who volunteered to live in Jerusalem. 3These are the heads of the province who settled in Jerusalem. In the towns of Judah each man lived on his own property, in his own town — Israelites, priests, Levites, temple servants and the sons of Solomon’s servants. 4In Jerusalem there settled some of the people of Judah and some of the people of Benjamin. From the people of Judah: Athaiah son of Uzziah, son of Zechariah, son of Amariah, son of Shephatiah, son of Mahalalel, of the line of Perez; 5and Maaseiah son of Baruch, son of Kol-hozeh, son of Hazaiah, son of Adaiah, son of Joiarib, son of Zechariah, of the line of Shelah. 6All the descendants of Perez living in Jerusalem came to 468 able men. 7These are the people of Benjamin: Sallu son of Meshullam, son of Joed, son of Pedaiah, son of Kolaiah, son of Maaseiah, son of Ithiel, son of Jeshaiah; 8and after him Gabbai and Sallai — 928. 9Joel son of Zikri was their overseer, and Judah son of Hassenuah was second in charge of the city. 10From the priests: Jedaiah son of Joiarib; Jachin; 11Seraiah son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub, chief officer of the house of God; 12and their kinsmen who did the work of the house — 822; and Adaiah son of Jeroham, son of Pelaliah, son of Amzi, son of Zechariah, son of Pashhur, son of Malkijah, 13and his kinsmen, heads of families — 242; and Amashsai son of Azarel, son of Ahzai, son of Meshillemoth, son of Immer, 14and their kinsmen, seasoned fighting men — 128. Their overseer was Zabdiel son of Haggedolim. 15From the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, son of Bunni; 16Shabbethai and Jozabad, two of the heads of the Levites, who were in charge of the outside work of the house of God; 17Mattaniah son of Mica, son of Zabdi, son of Asaph, the leader who began the thanksgiving at prayer; Bakbukiah, second among his kinsmen; and Abda son of Shammua, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun. 18The Levites in the holy city came to 284. 19The gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon and their kinsmen who kept watch at the gates — 172.
The towns of Judah and Benjamin
20The rest of Israel, with the priests and the Levites, were in all the towns of Judah, each on his own inheritance. 21The temple servants lived on Ophel, with Ziha and Gishpa over them. 22The overseer of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi son of Bani, son of Hashabiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Mica, of the sons of Asaph, who were the singers responsible for the work of the house of God. 23For there was a royal command concerning them, a fixed provision for the singers, day by day. 24Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, of the line of Zerah son of Judah, was at the king’s side in every matter concerning the people. 25As for the villages with their fields: some of the people of Judah lived in Kiriath-arba and its settlements, in Dibon and its settlements, in Jekabzeel and its villages, 26in Jeshua, in Moladah, in Beth-pelet, 27in Hazar-shual, in Beersheba and its settlements, 28in Ziklag, in Meconah and its settlements, 29in En-rimmon, in Zorah, in Jarmuth, 30in Zanoah, in Adullam and their villages, in Lachish and its fields, in Azekah and its settlements. So they were spread out from Beersheba to the Valley of Hinnom. 31The people of Benjamin were in Geba, Michmash, Aija, Bethel and its settlements, 32in Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah, 33in Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim, 34in Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat, 35in Lod and Ono, the Valley of the Craftsmen. 36And some divisions of the Levites that belonged to Judah were attached to Benjamin.
